O God, whose loving arms surround and hold us all, we pray for those who have been killed and injured by our addiction to violence and our resistance to love. Turn our hearts to change our ways and act for the health and safety of all your children, not just those we love. As Jesus, who from the cross, forgave those who hurt and hated him, lead us to forgive those who kill and those who delight in violence. Turn us all from prejudice to truth: deliver us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time, enable us all to stand reconciled before you, to be one as you are one God, Creator, Christ, and Comforter. Amen.
The Rt. Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer
